Technology Proficiency Standards for Students

Our students are at the center of everything we do. As educators, our foremost goal is to prepare them for their future. The International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards describe the skills and knowledge they need to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly global and digital society.

Andrean is committed to transforming teaching and learning so that we can prepare our students with the technology skills they need to be successful in college and throughout their life.

1. Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing,
achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals,
informed by the learning sciences.

Students:

a. articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies
leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning
process itself to improve learning outcomes.

b. build networks and customize their learning environments in ways
that support the learning process.

c. use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their
practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

d. understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations,
demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current
technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore
emerging technologies.

3. Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to
construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful
learning experiences for themselves and others.

Students:

a. plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information
and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

b. evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of
information, media, data or other resources.

c. curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools
and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate
meaningful connections or conclusions.

b. select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.

c. develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

d. exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.

6. Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Students:

a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

Additional Links:

General overview of the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) and how they established the National Education Technology Standards (NETS). See the overview here.

ISTE Standards for Students

Additional information on the ISTE NETS Standards for Students. Read more here.

ISTE Student Standards Toolkit

This document is a toolkit that contains links to the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) student standards. Also included are links to graphics, posters, and much more. View document here.